My Dad turned 80 today! That’s a milestone year, so please join with me in congratulating him 🙂
Here’s some shots through the years:
That’s in PNZ back in the 1960s. Or as Dad may call it “when I had all my hair”. Keen observers may note that dad was sporting the thick plastic frames about 50 years before they were (back) in fashion!
The ragged and tired face of someone who just realized he had me for a son! (This was about ’72)
This was in the late 1970s or very early 1980s. He’s got a twinkle in his eye here doesn’t he? I think he looks a little like Hugo Weaving in this shot.
This looks to be the mid 1980s, and is a school photo. The sweater is a nice touch. I wonder if that was his, or if the school provided it?
The day of my graduation, in December 1989. Looking through photos of dad as I did today, I can’t help but once again think of the fact that I have never owned a suit…
This was in 2000, and I believe it was the day I purchased him this gameboy that he would become fiercely addicted to. When dad was born transistors hadn’t even been invented, and in this photo he’s holding a device with more than 17,000 of them in it!
And there’s dad with his pet inflatable chicken, taken only a couple of months ago.
I’m 43, and I can barely remember what happened 5 years ago. Therefore I reckon dad has forgotten pretty much all these photos, so I hope this was a nice trip down memory lane 🙂
Happy Birthday Dad! We’ll celebrate together in a few months in Germany!
Thanks for the wellwishes for my 80th.
Yes, that sweater was a nice touch for the school photo. No, the school did not provide it. Mum and I bought it for you, but you would not wear it because of the logo. So I wore it with pride I might add.